Flying 18-wheeler strap bracket pierces windshield on I-69 in Montgomery County, narrowly misses toddler

Summary

A routine morning drive turned into a terrifying close call Friday along Interstate 69 when a heavy metal bracket flew off a passing 18-wheeler and impaled a family’s vehicle windshield. Around 9:03 a.m. Friday, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a highway crash along I-69 near Roman Forest Drive. Firefighters with the East Montgomery County Fire Department arrived to discover a Dodge Journey with a large piece of road debris lodged deep inside the cabin. The driver, Don Scott of Cleveland, Texas, had just dropped his 1-year-old son off at a babysitter’s house about 15…

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